FALSE: BPI backs VP Duterte vs corruption allegations

A Facebook post downplays ongoing corruption allegations against Vice President Sara Duterte, labeling the Anti-Money Laundering Council’s (AMLC) bank report as “fake.”

CLAIM: A Facebook page, The Star Bulletin PH, claims that a bank confirmation from the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) shows no suspicious funds linked to Duterte, suggesting that allegations of unexplained wealth from AMLC’s report are “baseless.”

RATING: FALSE

CONCLUSION: There is no verified post or statement from the BPI clearing Duterte of any financial irregularities. Meanwhile, official findings from the AMLC confirmed 313 covered transactions and 17 suspicious transactions in accounts linked to her from 2006 to 2025.

The facts:

• The AMLC, a government body tasked with monitoring suspicious financial activity, reported that accounts linked to Duterte and her husband, Manases Carpio, were involved in more than P6.77 billion in covered and suspicious transactions.
• The transactions exceeded P500,000, with some flagged as suspicious due to unusual patterns or lack of clear economic justification. 
• Some transactions even reached tens of millions of pesos.
• There is no verified statement from the BPI confirming claims that only minimal amounts — such as P16,000 — exist in Duterte-linked accounts.

The bottomline:
The issue goes far beyond conflicting political narratives. Government financial monitors have already flagged billion-peso transactions linked to the Vice President that are currently under investigation for transparency.